Knockdown box.



PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906..

J. ADAMS.

KNOGKDOWN BOX. APPLICATION PILBD'JUNE 5.1905.

2 QHEETS-SHEET 1 WIT/$8 a2 4% l1 TTORNE YS and a 'W1' th-the-ends and sides: of the-bottom UNITED STATES :PATENT oFFIon J-n-nns ADAMS, on rni-intrrssnne, NEW JERSEY.

' K'NOGfK-DQWN BOX.

To all whom zit may concern; I Be it known th-atL, JamnsAnAM-s, a" citizen of: the-United States,residingatPhillipsburg;v in the coimty oi! Warren and: State of New J-ersey, have invented certain new and userovementsin Knockdown Boxes, of which t T e -folloWihg: is a specification, as will enable those skilled inthef art to which it appertains to; make and use the same,

This invention: relates to what are known asflknockdowniboxesgj anditheobjectthere oi isr to: prov-idle an improved device of this class isparticularly designed tor'useapacking crate fion shipment-ct articles ofi varions kinds; and classes' and. which: also befln'ade oi any dQSiBGdrSi ZQ-QI ca gacity.

The invention: is fully disclosed the folklowing; speciiicationi, ozfi the accomna drawings apart,, inwhi chLtheYseparate parts of: improvement are desig; nated by; suitablereflercncecharacters each-- oi the views and which? Figure 1 is a perspective View of i-m.--

roved: box. or crate showing the same ilk a ilnockdown position or condition; Fig, 2 a section-on fihetlineZ- 2 ct Fig L Eig;.l asec t'ionr cm the line-3 3 of Fig. 1%; Fig 4?, aviewsimilar! to: Fig; lg; showing. the box, in condition to befill-ed- Fig. 5;, a: view similar'to 1 Fig; 4 showing the box" or crate completely filledandv sealed; and. Fig. 6; a section on the line 6610i 4r. V w v j l nthepnac "cent invention 1; provide a boar -shaped or: bottom member a which iS' rectang-nlamin! form; and off any desired width and length and which comprises a bottom of; ends 411 and sides a? and: whichprantics are connected supplemental end members a" and side members a; said simplemental end and sidemembcrsconsisting of boards at suitable dimensions, according to thede th ofithel' boXI or crate.- desiredc Eac of the end and side members a and a-"is provided two hinge-plates b, and the bottomiofi the baseportionwisiprovided withc'orrespnndingjhinge plates 0,, and each of the hinge=p1ates b is provided with a hooknnemberd ada ted to bepasscd through a corresponding; ole d the hinge plates c andltheend ct which is adapted to enter a; recess f back ct thehingaplates 0. (Clearly shownin Figs 6.)! V

V In connectingthe endandside members a? or: b ase mennkber a the-said members c and! a? tween so that-thelower ends oi the hook Specification of Letters Patent. npplicwtionifiledxlune 5; 19205. Serial No. 263,732.

I Patented Marches; 19cc:

members (1 will passthrojngh the; 1101636? in ;the l-linge-plates 0, and thesaid. members; a? and a are then swnng upwardly intothe gproper POSitl-OIB, as-showm in Fig; 4-,. andthre'e- Iof said Inembersare preferably seen-red such. position by means of. hooksqor similar then filled or partially filledi with the desired c which. is; shown. open Fig; 4a, is swung; into position,-v as-shown Fig. 5, and the fi lilfingjof thesaidxbox or the-crate. is completed,-, after which a cover h is inserted intothe top f the-box or crate, and transverse'en'd barsvl are secured in position thereover;

The end bars 1', are secured in nositioniover i gthe cover it bys'crews or bolts passed inifwardly through the endmembers a {through the side-members a into s-aiditranse "verse end bars as clearly shown- Figs. 24,, 5 3 and 5 and the endsi and one side of the bars 03 are provided withcountersnnk 32 @so as to strengthen said: parts and through i whi'ch the bolts or screws: are passed 5 g I "In the-form of construction shown-only one: screw or bolt 1 is passed through the end- {Inembersc into the bars 2'1; but any desired nnmber thereof may be employed, and. =-Figs. 14 and 2 I have shown a supplemental. transverse bar 11 which is intended for the a same purpose: as the barst and which is held ;in place in thesame manner. 7

c When the crate or. box; has been emptied ithereoii together a small: and; forms the bars i are removed-and the side members 0/ and a, in the bottom or base- :cover-or top-member h isplaced thereon," the transverse bars t are secured place by ;means:oi screws or bolts-3", the same-as when- Zthe box or crate or the parts thereof are inithe position shown in; Flg. 5-, said" screws-orbolts being, passed throughholes is: in the j 1ends and sides oi the bottom or base Inc-me I Itwi ll be observed that the plates b and 0,; together with the hooks (Z, form (things: the: isegarate partsof which maybe connected- W ene'ver desired the operation of. putting comp-actend and are placed or packed member a, andthe:

separate parts thereot together, as shown EEcontents, after Whichthe othensi-de member? 6 devices, as shown at g. The-box or crate is and itis desired to pack the segaratcparts" 0 therpa-rts of the boX or crate together-- iior use, i or said parts of the hine or h 'inges may be disconnected whenever desired the. opera-- 'tion of knockinggdownthe-box or packir-lg-v the I 10 lilgst. l and 3-, and inthe operation oi puttingj the separate parts together, as shown in Fig. 5, the end and side members a and a are held in a slanting or horizontal position, so as to insert the hooks (i into the holes d after which said members are folded upwardly, and in theoperation of disconnecting these parts said members are turned outwardly and downwardly, as on a hinge.

It will be observed that the hooks d are of ogee form and are rigidly secured to the end and side members a and a", and when said end and side members are connected with the base or bottom portion of the box or crate in the manner described the free ends of said hooks are concealed or project into the chambers or recesses f, and this prevents said hooks from being broken off in the hanling of the box or crate. It will also be observed that the said hooks project from the bottom edges of the end and side members in such manner that they do not interfere with the packing of said parts in the base or bottom portion of the box or crate, as shown in Fig. 3, and all of the parts when so packed lie close together.

My improved knockdown box or crate may be made of any desired size and of anypr'eferred material, and in practice the corners thereof may be provided with reinforcingshoes or corner-guards of metal, so as to make the same strong and prevent mashing, cracking, or separating the same.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A box or crate of the knockdown class, said box or crate comprising a solid boxshaped bottom ortion open at the top and the side and en parts of which are of equal height, and side and end members adapted to be placed on the tops of the side and end members of the bottom portion and to be detachably connected therewith and forming in connection with the bottom portion a complete box or crate, the devices for connecting the side and end members with the side and end parts of the box-shaped bottom portion being located on and secured to the outer sides of said members and said parts, and means for closing the top of the box or crate formed by said side and end members, substantially as shown and described.

2. A box or crate of the knockdown class, said box or crate comprising a solid box.- shaped bottom ortion open at the top and the side and en parts of which are of equal height, and side and end members adapted to be placed on the tops of the side and end members of the bottom portion and to be detachably connected therewith and forming in connection with the bottom ortion a complete box or crate, the devices for connecting the side and end members with the side and end parts of the box-shaped bottom portion being located on and secured to the outer parts of the bottom sides of said members and said parts, and means for closing the top of the box or crate formed by said side and end members, the longitudinal and transverse inside dimensions of the box-shaped bottom portion being the same as the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the side members, substantially as shown and described.

3. A box or crate of the knockdown class, said box or crate comprising a solid boxshaped bottom ortion open at the top and the side and end parts of which are of equal height, and side and end members adapted to be placed on the tops of the side and end members of the bottom portion and to be detachably connected therewith and forming in connection with the bottom portion a complete box or crate, the devices for connectin the side and end members with the side an end parts of the box-shaped bottom portion being located on and secured to the outer sides of said members and said parts, and means for closing the top of the box or crate formed by said side and end members, the 1011- gitudinal and transverse inside dimensions of the box-shaped bottom portion being the same as the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the side members, and the depth ofsaid box-shaped bottom portion being greater than that of the combined thickness of the side and end members, substantially as shown and described.

4:. A box or crate of the knockdown class, said box or crate comprising a solid box shaped bottom ortion open at the top and the side and end parts of which are of equal height, and side and end members adapted to be placed on the tops of the side and end ortion and to be detachably connected t erewith and forming in connection with the bottom portion a com plete box or crate, the devices for connectin the side and end members with the side and end parts of the box-shaped bottom portion being located on and secured to the outer sides of said members and said parts, and means for closing the to of the box or crate formed by said .side an end members, com rising a board member adapted to fit in tie top of the box or crate and means for holding said member in the top of said box or crate, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a box or crate of the knockdown class, a box-shaped bottom or base portion the side and end parts of which are of equal height, and supplemental side and end members placed on and detachably connected with the side and end parts of the box-shaped base portion, the side and end parts of the box-shaped base portion being provided with plates which are secured in the outer sides thereof and within which are recesses, and said supplemental side and end members being provided on their outer sides with corresponding plates having ogee hooks adapted to be inserted into said. recesses'through said holes, substantially as shown'and described.

6. In a box or crate of the'knockdown ,1 class, a box-shaped bottom or base portion the side and end parts of which are of equal height, and supplemental side and end members placed on and detachably connected with the side and end parts of the box-shaped base portion, the side and end parts of the box-s aped base portion being provided with plates which are secured in the outer sides thereof and within which are recesses, and said supplemental side and end members being provided on their outer sides with 'corresponding plates having ogee hooks adapted to be inserted into said recesses through said tion being greater than the combined thickness of the supplemental end and side members, and said box or cratebeing also provided with a cover adapted to fit in the top thereof, and means for securing said cover in position, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name,.in presence of the, subscribing witnesses, this y 29th day of May, 1905.

JAMES ADAMS.

Witnesses:

MARSHALL MILLER, FRED A. HARLEY.

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